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Comparative advantage

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
... on comparative advantage. The theory posits that, "...a country should specialize in producing and exporting only those goods and services which it can produce more efficiently (at lower opportunity cost) than other goods and services (which it should ...

China syndrome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015

Sunsuper foresees independent director shift

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
Sunsuper has appointed a former Queensland treasurer and a former Macquarie Bank executive director to its board, increasing the number of independent directors ahead of proposed federal government super board changes. Joining Sunsuper this month are ...

So bad it could only be good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
... imports validates slowing domestic demand in the Chinese economy. Expect further weakness in Beijing's foreign purchases of goods and services as the People's Bank of China's (PBOC) surprise devaluation of the yuan last month makes the price of "made ...

Lead us not into a recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... The government must "crowd in" private investment in consumption. The cycle goes this way: increased government demand for goods and services increases income in the private sector that, in turn, increases their investment in factories, equipment and ...

Too much ado about a speck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
... China's action would raise deflationary pressures. Again, duh! Certainly, a weaker currency would allow China to export more goods at cheaper prices to the rest of the world. But hey, this would also support Chinese economic growth. At the end of the ...

Indian economy accelerating/slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... Reuters again, "India now measures GDP by market prices instead of factor costs, to take into account gross value addition in goods and services as well as indirect taxes. The base year has been shifted to 2011/12 from 2004/05 earlier." "The government's ...

Agribusiness fund launched by former Telstra Super exec

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... population, economic growth and the ongoing urbanisation trend will drive food demands. Demand for food and other agricultural goods and services will double over the next generation," Talevski said. Yan said an emphasis for ASURO Group is leveraging ...

Australian stocks open lower on China concerns

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
... she said. "But capital expenditure in China has fallen and many are asking: `What does this all mean for the export of our goods and the demand for our commodities' and that's why a lot of the industrial metals have fallen in price." She said China's ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... points at 5,475. In local economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases international trade in goods and services data and overseas arrivals and departures figures, both for May. Meanwhile, the Australian Mobile Telecommunications ...